Tuesday, 07 February, 2012
Life Choices
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There seems to be only two vocations spoken of in the Church: to marriage or to religious life. What about single celibate people, who neither want to marry nor take Holy Orders or enter a religious congregation? Could 'singledom' be described as a vocation? John.
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Conall Ó Cuinn SJ sees in the film "The Postman" a parable of vocation, a way God can call us to our destiny, just as he called St Ignatius to be the founder of the Jesuits, a band of men with a new way of serving God.
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Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers: new vocations |
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Is there a changing profile of those interested in religious life today? Brother Edmund Garvey reports on a recent conference in Auckland, New Zealand addressing the challenges that the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers networks face today.
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Changing profile in Irish vocations |
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Candidates for the priesthood and religious life in Ireland today have a changed profile for that of pre-Vatican II times. Those now choosing seem to be older, more mature and to have more experience of life. The choice today may also be more counter-cultural and require a stronger personal faith. Patrick Duffy looks at some recent ordinations and a profession.
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Not all of us makes the best of the hand of cards that fate has dealt us, but Paul Andrews met someone who definitely did - "one of the most remarkable people I have met".
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Milestones of Life 
